Anybody ever heard of an Amarillo F-350?

I flushed my tanny today, and changed the filter. I only use Mercon V, non of the multi-purpose (Dex & Mercon) ATFs. I have heard good things about the Valvoline full synthetic Mercon V, and it looks like all of Valvoline's Mercon V are full synthetic. You can see from these photos, that the...

This is what happens when a Tantalum capacitor is placed the wrong way, and the polarity is reversed:

I thought it would be interesting to do a comparison of the K&N drop in air filter vs the OEM paper air filter:Filter media comparison:Summary: K&N filter media area = 270 SQ. " OEM Paper media area = 1485 SQ. "

Does anybody know what this (in red) is, and what it's purpose is?

Check out these tires made by Michelin, at their South Carolina plant:

It seems like FTF is the only site that has a photo link limit of 25. Can this be increased? I think I'm the only member pushing this limit...Thanks!!Bob

GM, Dodge, and Nissan pickups did poor in side impact crash tests:http://www.autoblog.com/tag/pickup+crash+tests/

The blower resistor assembly is located below and to the right of the blower motor. You can see the conector for the blower resistor assembly in these photos:

Is there a check valve in the fuel pump on a 2006 Ranger 4.0L "returnless" system?

Anybody going to the Auto Show in Raleigh at the new convention center this weekend?http://ncautoshow.org/

Does anybody know if the timing chain tensioners on the Ranger 4.0L SOHC use oil pressure?

A guy over on TRS was having trouble trying to figure out how to remove his serpentine belt on a 3.0L. I posted these photos, and I thought they might help somebody on R-F:You need to rotate the tensioner pulley bolt, to remove the tension on the serpentine belt. Here are a few photos to help...

When changing spark plugs, always use Motorcraft double platinum's, or fine wire platinum's. They are designed to be the correct heat range for your 2.3L, 3.0L, or 4.0L engine, as well as Ford's EDIS.A word of caution about gapping these plugs. On the double platinum's, there are platinum...

When changing spark plugs, always use Motorcraft double platinum's, or fine wire platinum's. They are designed to be the correct heat range for your 2.3L, 3.0L, or 4.0L engine, as well as Ford's EDIS.A word of caution about gapping these plugs. On the double platinum's, there are platinum...

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Dave, I PMed you and Ernie, the oil capacity for a 3.0L is 4.5 quarts:4.5 quarts puts the oil level right in the middle of the MIN and MAX on the dipstick......

Ryan, I like FTF's new look!!! Great job!!!!!

Check out this TSB from Scamsoil!Sounds like they have gotten into deep poo-poo claiming their NON-API certified oils can run for 25K miles! Notice with these "sludge prone" vehicles, they are recommending to use their ONLY API certified oil for gasoline engines (XL), and they are saying to...

I took my Ranger to my local Ford dealer today for the cruise control recall. I thought they would replace the switch, but all they did was add a "fused" wiring harness:Before photos:After photos:

Check this out. This is a prime example of Scamsoil's deceit! Notice how is has API CJ-4 on the label, trying to make you believe it is CJ-4 API certified. In reality, this oil (and all other Scamsoil products except one) ARE NOT API certified at all!!https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/deo.aspx...

.......sorry, Ryan has a limit set on the number of images you can post in one thread..........Step #10 Using 7mm socket, remove 4 screws holding instrment clusterStep #11 Gently pull instrument cluster out from the right side, far enough to reach the 3 electrical...

Follow these instructions, and pictures to change the instrument cluster bulbs on a Ranger (mine is a 1999, I'm not sure on what years will be the same). It takes 6 194LL light bulbs, go ahead and change all 6 while the instrument cluster is out.Step #1 Using a 7mm socket, remove the 2...